City Government

Election Results 2008 - General

These results are based on the unofficial vote tally as reported by the wire services and, as much as possible, directly from the New York City Board of Elections.
The official count from the Board of Elections can take weeks to complete and will be posted as soon as they are available. The results below are subject to change as the official count is made public.

President

National

New York State

New York City

Obama 52%

Obama 62%

Obama

Ballot proposal

proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 5 of the constitution, in relation to
additional civil service credit for members of the armed forces of the United States

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